Galecki, who will be in town this week for the Las Cruces International Film Festival, is best known for his roles as Darlene’s love interest, David Healy, in “Roseanne,” and as Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” He grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, and spent much of his childhood in the theaters in and around Chicago.

Danny Trejo says his life changed with one word — the first time a director yelled “Action!”

Trejo was 40 years old before he wandered onto his first movie set, Andrei Konchalovsky's 1985 “Runaway Train.” He was working as a youth drug counselor, himself an ex-convict, when he received a call at 11 p.m. one night from a teenaged client who needed help.

They say it’s impossible to find Fenn’s gold on the first try. On Memorial Day weekend, we set out to prove them wrong.

Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Damien Willis is a newspaper columnist and communications professional. He generally writes about entertainment, pop culture and the ways we pass our time in the 21st century.